CN1133923C - LCD panel controlled by two processing components - Google Patents
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Abstract
A multifunction peripheral which can perform copying, printing, faxing and scanning. The MFP is made up of a hard output unit, essentially a copier, and a control unit, essentially a print server. User interface definitions for copying are embedded in the hard output unit. User interface definitions for printing, faxing and scanning are stored in the control unit. When the hard output unit resets, it loads the UI definitions from the control unit. The UI definitions in the control unit are stored as a file and are easily updated from a LAN.
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Technical field
The present invention generally is about multifunction peripheral (MFP) and more specifically is about comprising the MFP of the hard output unit with demonstration and control module.
Background technology
One type high output printer comprises hard output unit and control module, this hard output unit typical case has substantial photograph and resembles reproducer, has the server computer of the specialization of local area network is arranged (LAN) interface with control module, the interface of hard output unit allows the user to use the hardware and software of hard output unit on LAN.Hard output unit and control module are independently, though it provides LAN interface and is contained in the interior card controller of duplicator knownly, do not have control module, and hard output unit is limited to use as standby reproducer.
For user interface (UI), hard output unit comprises that numeral shows, is typically LCD, and user input apparatus, panel button for example, and the user can read various information and can use the user input apparatus of controlling hard output function from showing.Hard output unit comprises controller, for example microprocessor and ROM, their storage user interface programs and make display enter show state and control information, in printing and duplicating, show typically to be used to illustrate about duplicating or the state of print job.In these exemplary systems, the control of all UI is stored and controlled to hard output unit.
Because printer is reproducible also, these devices be generally considered to be MFP, more recent since, everybody utilizes MFP to provide various functions for example to print usually, duplicates, if scanning and fax comprise more function and characteristics in MFP, it is more complicated that its user interface generally will become.
Goal of the invention
Therefore to provide the MFP, the further object of the present invention that comprise hard output unit and control module be that user interface, the further object of the present invention that is provided for the MFP feature in hard output unit is to provide the device easily of revising the UI definition in hard output unit to target of the present invention.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the method of user interface demonstration is provided for multifunction peripheral, but multifunction peripheral is connected to the hard output unit of control module with comprising communication, control module has and is connected to that computer network receive to be printed in order to the computing machine from computer network and the network adapter of fax work, hard output unit comprises and showing and processor, storer, control the user interface software that shows and be used for when duplicating determining showing that the user interface in order to duplicate of the information that shows defines, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) when printing, by the computing machine user interface definition of the machine network storage in order to print as calculated, the information of demonstration on showing is determined in this definition;
(b) the user interface definition of storage in order to print at hard output unit;
(c) when using hard output unit,, use the user interface that is used to the duplicate definition that is stored in the hard output unit so if user instruction duplicates; With
(d) when using hard output unit,, use the user interface that is used to the print definition that is stored in the hard output unit so if user instruction is printed.
According to another aspect of the present invention, upgrade the method for user interface definition for the multifunction peripheral that is connected to LAN, this LAN comprises workstation and file server, this multifunction peripheral comprises control module and hard output unit, but this control module is connected to the server computer of hard output unit with comprising communication, this hard output unit comprises and produces the equipment duplicate with the paper output of print job that this method comprises:
(a) connect to LAN and start user interface definition update software from workstation;
(b) choose new user interface definition from workstation;
(c) choose new user interface definition from workstation;
(d) new user interface is defined the long term memory that is enclosed in control module;
(e) definition of new user interface is encased in short-term storage in the controller from long term memory;
(f) between control module and hard output unit, set up communication;
(g) the new user interface in the short-term storage in control module is defined in the short-term storage that is sent in the hard output unit.
According to a further aspect of the invention, multifunction peripheral comprises:
(a) hard output unit comprises the paper pallet, on-fixed shows, user input apparatus, processor, second recordable memory of the first memory of longer-term storage and short-term storage, communication interface and being stored in is used in the first memory control and shows and according to first user interface software of the user input apparatus of user interface definition, be used to provide the hard output unit of copy function that wherein the demonstration of display panel is produced according to user interface software by processor;
(b) control module comprises processor, second of first recordable memory of longer-term storage and short-term storage can rewrite processor, the communication interface that connects the communication interface of hard output unit, fax/modulator-demodular unit, network adapter with computer network communication, being stored in the user interface that is used in the first memory print defines, wherein the control module of processor is encased in hard output unit to the user interface definition by the communication interface of control module, makes the user by showing and be used for the user input apparatus and the hard output unit interaction of printing function;
Wherein the user interface definition comprises information, input field and the user input apparatus bitmap with character representation.
In MFP, can finish previously described target, wherein user interface (UI) definition is assigned to hard output unit and control module, the user interface definition of duplicating is housed in the hard output unit, but definition is stored in the control module to the UI of other function, when initialization MFP, and control module is the UI definition that hard output unit is downloaded it.This hard output unit is in for example these definition of storage and use them during in normal running among the RAM of volatile memory.
In order to upgrade to printing, the UI of fax or further feature, new user interface defines the control module of being packed into simply and is reset, can passes through floppy disk with hard output unit, pack into by LAN or alternate manner, when several such MFP are on LAN, by LAN upgrading be special wish one they can be at the same time a workstation from the LAN be upgraded.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram that comprises the LAN of many MFP according to of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram according to MFP of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram according to user interface production method of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram of method that upgrades the user interface definition of a plurality of MFP from network workstation.
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The description of the embodiment that particularly illustrates by following detailed can be understood these and additional embodiment of invention now better.
By these descriptions, preferred embodiment and example will be considered sample, rather than to the restriction of method and apparatus of the present invention.
Now referring to Fig. 1, here show block scheme according to LAN 100 of the present invention, LAN 100 comprises file server 120, workstation1 50, with a plurality of MFP110 that are coupled mutually by network communication line 160, file server 120 and workstation1 50 preferably commonly known in the art those, for example have Intel (Santa Clara, California) company's microprocessor and operation Microsoft (Redmond, Washington) computing machine of Windows.MFP110 preferably includes hard output unit 110a and control module 110b, LAN 100 can comprise plug in machine, router device and miscellaneous equipment (not shown)
Describing before the LAN 100, defining several terms, " file server " means computing machine, it is controlled accessing file and disk resource and provides safety and Network Synchronization by network operating system on network." server " means the hardware and software of providing services on the Internet." workstation " means client computer, and it sends a command to its local operating system or to being used to handle and at the network interface adapter of transmission over networks.Workstation is by comprising appropriate software and use as server and for example can be, printer server, archives server or communication server." software " means one or more computing machine interpretable programs and wishes that for carrying out function preferably concentrates on one module with relevant." multifunction peripheral " is meant external unit, and it provides the function more than an external unit, typically provide to print and duplicate, scanning and fax one of at least.
Now see Fig. 2, here show the block scheme of hard output unit 110a and control module 110b, hard output unit 110a preferably includes height output reproducer and the hardware and software interface with communication interface 220 (being preferably SCSI), they allow hard output unit 110a from control module 110b receiving grid format print job and managing printing work and its replication work and print job, hardware comprises that short-term storage 265 (preferably RAM) and its stored and working procedure are to control the processor of hard output unit 110a function respectively, hard output unit preferably also comprises long term memory 285 for example ROM or EPROM, hard disk output unit 110a also can comprise the disk drive (not shown) for long-term or short-term storage, hard output unit 110a comprises having automatic document feeder 275, carton 270 and paper output pallet 235.
Not customizing messages and the user's input operation that hard coded will be shown, this information preferably and user interface software separately stored by " user interface " as " user interface definition ", this means function interaction of hardware and software permission user and execution.
The UI definition preferably includes a large amount of tables, and user interface need be with respect to each table of difference in functionality.Best, be used for showing that table comprises illustration, information, input field, rectangle and picture, best, for user's input, table comprises keyswitch bitmap and subroutine definition.For example, for artistic illustration, the UI definition comprises recognizer, attribute, normal image, reverse image, normal size, counter-rotating size.The attribute of artistic illustration can comprise priority, and list of illustrations is shown in " button " on the LCD, and whether the control relevant with artistic illustration is touched, the position, width, height etc., for input field, the UI definition comprises identifier, position, size, cursor position is aimed at, font, and attribute (end, normal, counter-rotating, flicker), the beginning and the end position in counter-rotating zone, the word string that defaults, pattern, minimum and maximal value, the processing of illegal input, maximum word string length, figure viewed from behind color, the cursor type, input method, increment/decrement method, increase/reduction and increase/minimizing control.For rectangle, the UI definition comprises identifier, the position, and width, highly, line type, line thickness and color.For information, the UI definition comprises identifier, bit string, and font, length and position, for picture, the UI definition comprises an identifier that forms other parts of picture, adds identifier and background color.
Referring to Fig. 3, the method that starts UI is described.In the first step, process begins (step 310).Though the part of process is shown, following several steps can be thought to prepare the step.First prepared in the step, and the UI definition of duplicating is housed in (step 315) among the hard output unit 110a.Be defined among the hard output unit 110a along with duplicating UI, can start and duplicate UI (step 320).These steps 315,320 carry out in making hard output unit 110a process usually.Yet, duplicate the UI definition and preferably can upgrade at the scene.
And then, duplicate the UI definition and can the identical mode of other UI definition from control module 110b, pack into.Yet, preferably be installed in and duplicate that UI is defined in hard output unit 110a so that hard output unit 110a can separately use and play a part reproducer with control module.
Prepare the step in (step 325) at the next one, the UI definition of printing and fax is stored among the control module 110b.If hard output unit 110a also is free of attachment to control module 110b (step 330), so hard output unit 110a is connected to control module 110b (step 335).This comprises the preparation part of UI start-up course.
In case UI definition is stored in hard output unit 110a and control module 110b respectively, can be loaded into the part of hard output unit 110a from the UI definition of control module 110b as the initialization procedure of MFP, this is also shown in Figure 3.Yet this also wishes to force UI definition to reload hard output unit 110a from control module 110b, yet this is finished by reinitializing of describing below usually.
Best, when both start shooting and are ready to, hard output unit 110a and control module 110b can be coupled, and allow such hot tie-in with the SCSI agreement, preferably can read being connected of they and automatically transmit from control module 110b at the software of hard output unit 110a and control module 110b and print UI and fax UI to hard output unit 110a.
In the step 340, the initialize routine of beginning in hard output unit 110a and control module 110b.These degree can be safeguarded normally in addressing, pack into but also can trigger the UI definition according to the present invention.In the step 345, hard output unit 110a begins to wait for that control module 110b is to set up communication by communication interface 205,220.Subsequently, control module 110 is set up and the communication of output unit 110a firmly (step 350).Best, this finishes according to the SCSI standard.Alternatively, output unit 110a can set up communication with control module 110a firmly.And then hard output unit 110a and control module 110b comprise timer, and after waiting for preset time, mistake is inferred and reported.
In the step 355, control module 110b keeps the UI subsystem.By keeping the UI subsystem, what control module will control and show on showing with how handling by being pressed in the user and import key on 230.
In the step 360, control module 110b is defined into its short-term storage 250 from its long term memory 280 relevant UI that packs into.The UI definition can be used as the part that is less than integral body and is loaded into.Initial permission access UI defined and finished by the alternative in known technology these steps 360.Subsequently, control module 110b transmits UI and is defined into hard output unit 110a (step 365).At last, the UI of hard output unit 110a storage transmission is defined into short-term storage 265 (step 370).This has comprised UI start-up course (step 375).
When normal running, when hard output unit 110a need be except that duplicating printing, during the UI definition of fax or other function, these definition are duplicated mode access from access reservoir 265 of UI definition to be similar to access.
Now, the process of a plurality of UI that upgrade a plurality of MFP is described referring to Fig. 4.Carry out the process of the UI definition of upgrading single MFP 110 in a similar fashion.In the first step, process begins (step 410).Best, this process is in the control that begins to do and be subjected to network manager.Like this, network manager connects to the workstation1 50 on the LAN 100 and encourages the appropriate software (step 420) of upgrading UI.Secondly network manager is chosen the source (step 430) that UI goes to upgrade new UI definition.By any with a source well known in the prior art, floppy disk for example, tape drum, LAN resource, local area network or the like UI definition of packing into.
In the step 440, network manager is chosen that MFP 110 and is gone to receive new UI definition.Preferably software is by the figure of the demonstration of network manager, and tree-shaped user interface shows available MFP 110.The UI definition of using MFP 110 and choosing, the software in network manager workstation1 50 sends new UI simply by network communication line 160 and is defined into the MFP 110 that chooses.Preferably, new UI definition sends to the control module 110b that chooses MFP110.
Though illustrated and described embodiments of the invention, this to the those skilled in the art clearly can do a large amount of variations to invention described herein under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention, revises and replaces.Institute changes, and revises and replace therefore to be regarded as within the scope of the invention.
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1, the method that provides user interface to show for multifunction peripheral, multifunction peripheral comprises hard output unit and control module,
Control module has and is connected to computer network and is used for the long term memory that network adapter, the short-term storage that is used for store various kinds of data and storage that computing machine from the computer network receives print job are used for managing the management software of hard output unit,
Hard output unit can be connected to control module communicatedly, and comprise the operator's who has display control desk, processor, volatile memory and nonvolatile memory, wherein nonvolatile memory stores is used to control the user interface software of demonstration and is used for limiting the information that shows on the display, the user interface definition that supplies to duplicate usefulness when duplicating original paper
Said method comprising the steps of:
(a) the control module user interface that is used for printing that will derive from this computing machine defines the machine network storage as calculated at short-term storage, and the user interface that is used to print is defined in and is limited to the information that shows on the display when printing;
(b) the control module user interface definition that will be used for printing is stored in the volatile memory of hard output unit;
(c) if user indication is duplicated original paper by the control desk that uses the operator, then hard output unit is stored in the user interface that is used to duplicate in the nonvolatile memory by utilization and is defined in and is presented at the information that will use when duplicating on the display; And
(d) if the print data that the user indicates printing to receive from computer network, then hard output unit is stored in the user interface that is used to the print definition in the volatile memory of hard output unit by utilization, be presented on display when printing the information of using.
2, the method that provides user interface to show for multifunction peripheral of claim 1, it is characterized in that also comprising such step: control module machine network as calculated receives the new user interface definition of printing usefulness from computing machine, and the definition of new user interface packed in the short-term storage, hard output unit is able to initialization by the reset information that receives from control module, and from the new user interface definition of control module reception, thereby upgrade the user interface definition of printing usefulness.
3, the method that provides user interface to show for multifunction peripheral of claim 2 is characterized in that, the user interface definition that is used to print is from the LAN (Local Area Network) control module of packing into.
4, the method that provides user interface to show for multifunction peripheral of claim 3 is characterized in that the printing interface definition is packed into by the user on the workstation on the LAN (Local Area Network).
5, upgrade the method for user interface definition for multifunction peripheral, described multifunction peripheral comprises hard output unit and control module and is connected to computer network, the information that the user interface definition shows on the display of hard output unit,
Computer network is connected to workstation, and workstation comprises storer, and memory stores is used for upgrading the user interface definition update software of user interface definition and new user interface definition,
Control module comprises: is used to receive network adapter, is used for the short-term storage and being used for of store various kinds of data and is stored as the long term memory of the management software of the hard output unit of management from the print job of the workstation on the computer network,
Hard output unit can be connected to control module communicatedly, and comprise: the control station, processor, volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory that have the operator of display, wherein nonvolatile memory stores is control user interface software that shows and the user interface definition that is used to be limited to the information that shows on the display, hard output unit produces the paper output of print job and duplicates
This method comprises:
(a) workstation connects to computer network, and starts the user interface definition update software that is stored in the storer;
(b) workstation selects to be stored in the new user interface definition in the storer;
(c) workstation is selected the control module that will be updated, and defines new user interface as calculated that the machine network is sent to this control module;
(d) control module receives the new user interface definition that sends from described workstation, and this new user interface is defined in the long term memory of packing into;
(e) control module will define the short-term storage of packing into from the new user interface of long term memory;
(f) control module allows the communication between control module and the hard output unit; And
(g) control module will be sent to the volatile memory in the hard output unit from the new user interface definition of the short-term storage in the control unit.
6, the method for the definition of multifunction peripheral renewal user interface of claim 5, it is characterized in that, workstation is selected a plurality of control modules and is defined new user interface as calculated that the machine network is sent to chosen control module, and each control module execution is by (d) step to (g).
7, multifunction peripheral comprises:
Control module, it comprises: what be connected to computer network is used for the network adapter that computing machine from the computer network receives print job, short-term storage and the long term memory that is used for store various kinds of data;
Hard output unit, can be connected to control module communicatedly, and comprise operator's console, processor, volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory that has display, wherein nonvolatile memory stores is used to control the user interface software of demonstration and is used for limiting the information that shows on the display, the user interface definition that supplies to duplicate usefulness when duplicating original paper
The long term memory of control module is used for being stored as the management software of managing hard output unit,
It is characterized in that control module also comprises:
(a) will when printing, be limited to the information that shows on the display, the user interface definition for printing usefulness of receiving from computing machine of machine network is stored in the device the short-term storage as calculated; And the user interface definition that (b) will print usefulness is stored in the device in the volatile memory of hard output unit, and
Hard output unit, it comprises:
(c) if user's indication is duplicated original paper by the control desk that uses the operator, then the user interface that is used to duplicate that is stored in the nonvolatile memory by utilization is defined in the device that is presented at the information that will use when duplicating on the display; And
(d), on display, be presented at when printing the device of the information that will use if the print data that the user indicates printing to receive from computer network then is stored in the user interface that is used to print definition in the volatile memory of hard output unit by utilization.
8, the multifunction peripheral of claim 7 is characterized in that, hard output unit comprises the photoprint with high-velocity electrons communication interface.
9, claim 7 multifunction peripheral is characterized in that, control module comprises personal computer.
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